My second run in with the paramedics....

Our Landon's room is, for the most part, completed! My husband did such a good job.


As some of you may know, I was able to get a small job helping out with the babies in the nursery at church. I was happy that this would give me a little bit of practice for when Landon comes, and started the job about 3 weeks ago. I only do this on Sunday mornings and last week we didn't have enough babies in the nursery so they didn't need me to help. So, today was only the second time of me helping out.
The day was going pretty well. I was one of 3 workers in my classroom and there were 4 baby girls in the room. I would guess they were all around 15 pounds or so. I am carrying quite a bit of weight already so sometimes that makes things a little harder. All of our babies were crying at some point so we just needed to try to get the one in our arms calmed down. One of the babies was sleeping in the crib and I was able to get the one in my arms settled and pretty much content when the baby in the crib started to wake up. I had been holding different babies for about 30 minutes so I knew my arms were going to need a rest soon. I set my content baby in a swing while I went to get the baby that was waking up out of the crib so she wouldn't go hysterical. I took her in my arms and went over to the rocking chair because I needed my break for my arms. I sat down and it was such a relief to have the weight relieved off of my arms, yet something worse was about to happen and I didn't even know it. I was looking down at the baby and she seemed pretty happy with me. We were just looking into each others eyes when all the sudden I felt it hit me. My whole body was starting to burn up so I asked the other workers if it felt hot in the room. One of the workers said "no, seems about right". I said "oh, I am like burning up and things are starting to get dark...I might end up passing out". They got up really fast and started getting wet paper towels and a wet rag on me. Someone called the paramedics, but what seemed to help was when they got the little girl I was holding off of my tummy. One of my co workers prayed over me right away and I felt better after a few minutes. I was already up and walking around when the paramedics showed up. They went through their routine and took my blood pressure and blood sugar. They also checked my eyes, but everything seemed to be fine with me. I refused going to the hospital because I felt fine and didn't feel like I needed to go. I know this routine by now and I know that if they took me to the hospital they wouldn't find anything wrong with me. With that aside, I want to avoid the hospital until we know we have some form of insurance.
All in all, Landon and I are doing fine. I think what happened today was caused by the extra weight of the baby girl on my little Landon. I was just trying to take on too much weight in one area of my body. Someone said that maybe Landon was jealous. Haha, that would be funny. He already wants his mommy to himself. He doesn't want to share me with other little babies. He is just too cute!

The latest.....

Our sweet growing boy!

Landon's shelf and coat rack that Daniel has been working on was completed and put on the wall today! :)
A look down into Landon's crib. This is his cute bedding!
Landon's swing was put into position in his room today!

We have made even more progress on Landon's nursery and soon it will be completely done. I love progress!

On Wednesday I was able to make a trip down to Tucson to visit the lady I used to live with when I was going to school down there. We had a nice visit and it was so great to see her again. I am not sure when I will be able to drive down there again so I'm glad that my visit with her wasn't rushed. It's really something when I stop and think that I used to make that drive every week! I could not do that anymore at this point of my life. It now takes an extra 30 minutes for the drive because of traffic and construction. I am very grateful that when I did make the drive that God truly had His hand upon me and my car.
Thursday was the day to call regarding AHCCCS. It looks like we will probably be able to get on that program which will help us so much if we do. It is still a little bit up in the air, but after talking to a lady through Baby AZ it seems like if we just follow the steps and submit what they ask of, we should get through. This is basically my last resort for insurance. I have not been able to find anyone that will insure me. Even insurance companies that insured me while I have been pregnant won't seem to help. So, this is going to be a blessing to be on AHCCCS because we really need to have insurance for the baby.
Things have been going pretty well lately. I have come to realize that when I stand up straight and look down I cannot see anything passed my belly button. Where have my feet gone? I think Landon is getting comfortable again and I haven't had much pain. I no longer have my leg freezes and that, in and of itself, has been wonderful! Sometimes I have some pinched nerve pains (I think when Landon is adjusting himself) but they only last for a few seconds and then go away. Our little boy is already a blessing and hasn't even come out of the womb yet! He has been such a good baby and I am thankful that God gave him to us.

Accomplishment

This is our funny American Bulldog. She just received some new pillows from mommy and Daddy. Daniel put a pillow on top of her and she was buried, except for her head...lol!
Landon was given his first baseball bats for Christmas. A Derek Jeter bat and an Alex Rodriguez bat! Daniel hand crafted his bat rack and did a great job on it!

Daniel spent quite a bit of time painting the letters of Landon's name in NY Yankee colors and put pinstripes on the navy blue letters. He loves his little boy so much and has already spent so much time making his room look cute.

Today was a day of accomplishment for both Daniel and me! I love days when I can get a lot accomplished on something that really needs to be done.
Daniel's office has been really messy for a long time. It has kind of become the storage room, which wasn't the best thing because the office is for Daniel and also for a guest room if someone comes to visit. Before today it was not suitable for a guest room because there was stuff everywhere! I had started to work on cleaning up the room a couple of weeks ago and made a little dent in the cleaning up, but then I started feeling bad so I had to stop. Since I was feeling pretty good today I decided it was time for me to work on the room a little more. I got some stuff organized and looking a lot better and Daniel helped with cleaning up and getting things hung up on the wall (because the walls were completely bare). We didn't completely finish the guest room but it felt really nice to get it to where it is now.
Another thing that is exciting is that Daniel has almost finished his "Landon project" for the nursery. I took pictures of how Landon's nursery's coming along. I used my old camera and had some difficulty, so you'll have to bare with me for now. I will post more when the nursery is complete.

Not sure what that was....

In the past I have written about a few different hard nights that I have had during my pregnancy. Last night was one of them! I can't complain too much because I know compared to the pain and sickness that some women have to go through I haven't had to go through too much of my own.
Yesterday I had a different kind of pain. It came and went throughout the afternoon and into the night...even while I was trying to sleep. I wasn't sure if maybe Landon was positioning himself in a different way which was causing this, but it may remain a mystery to me.
I was feeling pain throughout the top of my right leg and in my groin...but it was only on the right side of my body! What in the world? I think my son was also in breech position because on top of feeling the pain he created an extra pain for me by kicking his feet. I didn't know if this was the start of labor or not, but I just knew that it hurt and I wanted it to stop. Daniel came over to me and talked to Landon a little bit and the pain subsided for a little while. He asked me if I wanted him to take me to the hospital, but I didn't want to do that. Sometimes with the hospital they can't find anything wrong with you and they send you home having spent a nice chunk of money. With our insurance being up in the air I just have to stick through things.
So I again ask everyone that is reading this to pray for us. Landon is not ready to come out yet, even if he thinks he is.

30 weeks and nesting

So now that I am 30 weeks I will be progressing more and more in my "nesting" stage. I guess you could say my husband has even started nesting for Landon too! Its pretty cute because he is working on a few little projects for Landon's room that are going to make his nursery look so cute! I can't say what they are yet, because I want to take some pictures and post them on this blog after the nursery is complete.
This week is like an unspecial milestone for me. Landon is getting so big that I am starting to feel his movements on my bladder and toward my butt. I know...that is weird for me to say, but imagine how I feel...it's not the most comfortable thing for me. I am drinking water all throughout the night and having to go to the bathroom a lot more! I know when I see my sweet baby boy, all these pains and uncomfortable feelings will all be worth it.
I am starting to relax more about our insurance situation. I know that soon it will be the time I can really start cracking down and figuring things out, but for now there is no use of worrying when I can't do to much but wait til the 15th of January.
Our sweet American bulldog is so cute and funny to me. Lately it seems like she has been having some depressing moments so when I was over at my mom's house today my mom gave me some dog pills to help her mood. Well, they seem to have knocked her out cold. I didnt even give her the dosage that she could have had but they seem to be working. Im sure in the morning she will still prove to me her "mommy routine". Her mommy routine is this: when she wakes up she comes into the room and stands at my side of the bed, she wimpers a little bit (just in case Im not awake yet) and then she puts her paws up on the bed and makes sure I acknowlege her and pet her...but most of all she makes a point that I get out of bed!
Anyways, I have to wrap this up for now...I will post again soon. Goodnight.

Finally....some relief

As most of you know, Daniel and I are currently dealing with our insurance issue. I was able to contact a certified midwife and she gave me prices for having Landon at home. She had deadlines for her prices and the cheapest price she had she graciously extended the deadline for me, in case I decide to go that route. I have a little more hope that I wont have to go that route but I am pretty prepared in case I do.
When I emailed the midwife she told me that if I have him at home then I would need my medical records and lab records from my pregnancy thus far....so yesterday was definitely a full day! I started off by going to Starbucks with one of my friends that I hadn't seen since my wedding. We spent a lot of time talking about what has been going on and she announced to me that she is now pregnant too! Now, two of my friends are pregnant! How fun! This means both of my friend's babies will be the same age group to be in the same class for school when they are older! Landon's potential friend group is growing and growing and that is exciting.
Anyways, after stopping a couple of other places I headed over to my Doctor's office and picked up my medical records (so I will have them...just in case). While I was there I asked them if they take AHCCCS. They stated they take every form except for one! That was great...because that will probably be what we will be getting soon and it will be better if I don't change things up now.
I also recently found out that I might still be insured. Not exactly sure how, but we have to look that up and make sure we are covered, in some form, for the baby.
After I finished my tutoring session at my mom's school I dropped the little girl off and headed over to the grocery store. I have been thinking how it is interesting to see different peoples reaction to my big pregnant belly. Some just look at my belly then look up at me with no smile on their face. I wonder what those people are thinking when they do that because it is not a happy look...maybe they are just thinking "oh my gosh....she's pregnant?!" I just walk on. But yesterday at the grocery store a couple of the old people that saw me were so sweet. One elderly lady was coming around the corner of one of the aisles and stopped abruptly. With a smile on her face she was like "I dont want to hit that!" referring to my belly. I just said "it's alright" so she knew that I would wait for her while she turned the corner. Then while I was in the parking lot I was offered a shopping cart by an older man so I wouldnt have to carry all of my grocery bags by hand.
I finished off the night with my husband by relaxing and watching some new shows, eating peppermint ice cream and one of my new favorites-ICE!
Hope everything is going well for everyone reading this...and my little wiggle worm, Landon says hi!

Not Defeated...

I will not be defeated! We are more than conquerors with the Lord.

As the time approaches we are starting to run out of time. As I was getting ready for bed last night I started to worry. Since Daniel and I no longer have insurance, Satan wanted to attack me with worry. I was in the shower thinking....oh my gosh, I am 29 weeks pregnant...if Landon comes within the next few weeks he will be a preemie! Not only would we have to pay for the hospital out of pocket, but we would have to pay each day they would need to keep him in the hospital, which would in turn lead to dept. I have always hated debt. In my life whenever I owed someone money for something I would try to pay them back in a timely manner. If I said I would pay for something I would try to follow through in a timely manner. Like I said...I've always hated debt.
I told Daniel about what I had thought about and I held his hand and prayed with him right before I fell asleep.
After I woke up and started my day, this morning, I got on the phone and called a number for a maternity number for AHCCCS. AHCCCS has basically become my last resort for insurance. No one else seems to cover or be able to help regarding a woman that is already pregnant. I went from having 2 insurance plans covering me 3 months ago...to no one covering me now! So I called AHCCCS this morning and talked to someone that was able to kind of help me. I found out the amount of money you are limited to earning as a household per month. Since we dont qualify because of the month of December we have to wait 2-3 weeks....and then we will qualify.
Maybe we will be able to get AHCCCS. If not I will have to find a nurse midwife FAST!!! Since we have to wait on AHCCCS we wont have anything til Landon is about 32 weeks along in my pregnancy! I know,.....cutting it close!
I can feel that he is getting heavier as my belly gets tight and I am starting to hurt a little. Luckily I think I have a big enough torso for him because he seems to have room to move around still.
I know I keep asking but please pray for my little family! This is one of those times of uncertainty and I know I need to trust God to take care of this situation. We need your prayers more than ever right now.